Date: 1/5/98 3:08 PM
Subject: re: S7-25-97
To: Arthur Levitt
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
From: Ben Jacobson
1108 Cleveland St. #1
Evanston, Il 60202
Dear Mr. Levitt,
I must declare my vigorous opposition to the proposed rule S7-25-97 that
would severly limit the range and quality of information and action
available to stockholders. In an age where stockholders are finally able
to gain better information with which to make cogent and wise decisions
about their investments it seems exceedingly "backward" to implement a rule
that gags stockholders.
It has been widely surmised that we are entering an "information" economy,
an era where what we know, and what we area able to do with that knowledge
will define our competitiveness and success. I urge you to do everything
in your power to prevent S7-25-97 from placing us, US stockholders, at a
disadvantage. Economic models are predicated on the notion of perfect
information that allows people to make clear well balanced decisions, any
impediment or occlusion of that information threatens the foundation of
current and emerging economic behavior.
Thank you for your consideration of this input,
Sincerely;
Ben Jacobson